KJV King James Version
And Jesse took an ass [laden] with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent [them] by David his son unto Saul.
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1 Samuel 16:20
And Jesse took an ass [laden] with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent [them] by David his son unto Saul.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David.
WEB World English Bible
Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesse taketh an ass, with bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sendeth by the hand of David his son unto Saul.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 16
17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring [him] to me.
18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, [that is] cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD [is] with him.
19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which [is] with the sheep.
20 And Jesse took an ass [laden] with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent [them] by David his son unto Saul.
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
23 And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּקַּ֨חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeיִשַׁ֜יH3448 · yi.shayJesseחֲמ֥וֹרH2543 · cha.mordonkeyלֶ֙חֶם֙H3899 · le.chemfoodוְנֹ֣אדH4997 · nodwineskinיַ֔יִןH3196 · ya.yinwineוּגְדִ֥יH1423 · ge.dikidעִזִּ֖יםH5795 · ezgoatאֶחָ֑דH259 · e.chadoneוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departבְּיַד־H3027 · yadhandדָּוִ֥דH1732 · da.vidDavidבְּנ֖וֹH1121 · benson: childאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שָׁאֽוּל׃H7586 · sha.ulSaul
Cross-references
Proverbs 18:16A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.1 Samuel 10:27But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.1 Samuel 17:18And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.1 Samuel 25:18Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched [corn], and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid [them] on asses.Genesis 43:11And their father Israel said unto them, If [it must be] so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:2 Samuel 16:1-2And when David was a little past the top [of the hill], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
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